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He performed in many theater productions while in high school and graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he became involved in filmmaking and won a Student Academy Award for his animated film “No One for Chess.”Īfter earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production from New York University, Rosser worked on a number of children’s programs, including “The Adventures of Pete and Pete” and “Lizzie McGuire. Rosser grew up in an Oklahoma household filled with books and music and attended many musical theater productions as an elementary student. Rosser said the children responded so positively that he was inspired to adapt the story into a full-length musical. and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive.' 'There is no Frigate like a Book' is a brief poem by Emily Dickinson, which she enclosed in a letter to a friend in 1873. As they search the town for piggies, Sammy learns about rude behavior.ĭuring the design process, Rosser began reading the book to elementary school classes, which led to performing school assemblies. The main character is a piglet named Sammy who joins his dad on Piggy Patrol. Rosser, who has worked on children’s programs for Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel, said he considered a children’s book the natural outlet for his frustration with piggy behavior. Rosser collaborated with illustrator Shane Sowell (“The Simpsons,” “King of the Hill”).

He launched Piggy Nation with “Piggy Nation The Musical,” which premiered at the Pierson Playhouse in Pacific Palisades and the release of “Piggy Nation: A Day at Work With Dad,” a children’s picture book that focuses on piggy behavior in an update of the Golden Rule.

No more dogs pooping on neighbors’ lawns.

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He said he decided, “Enough is enough! No more drivers parking in two spaces. Saturday with his book “Piggy Nation: A Day at Work With Dad.” Rosser said he came up with the idea of Piggy Nation after watching a man steal a parking space from his mother-in-law. Author, playwright and cartoonist Richard Rosser will visit the Frugal Frigate children’s bookstore in Redlands 3 to 5 p.m.

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